High school Athletes of the Week

Jared Arias cheers a point with his Otay Ranch teammates. (K.C. Alfred)

U-T San Diego

McKenzie Johnson

McKenzie Johnson

Kevin Grendell

Kevin Grendell

Tamika Brazzel

Tamika Brazzel

Jared Arias

Jared Arias

Maddy Goss

Maddy Goss

Jonny Molnar

Jonny Molnar

Hailey Drew

Hailey Drew

McKenzie Johnson

Track

Clairemont

Though she won the San Diego Section title and finished fourth in last year’s state meet, Johnson counted a victory in last week’s 45th Arcadia Invitational as the biggest triumph of her career. The senior pole vaulter soared a season-best 12 feet, 7 inches.

Kevin Grendell

Baseball

San Pasqual

The senior left-hander struck out 20 batters while allowing two hits in a 10-0 win over Madera South in the Premier Division of the Lions Tournament. All but one out in the seven-inning game were recorded via strikeout. Grendell improved his record to 4-0.

Tamika Brazzel

Track

El Camino

The Wildcats senior zipped to a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the Arcadia Invitational, clocking a time of 14.64 seconds that ranks in the San Diego Section’s all-time top 10. Brazzel is also the section’s top triple jumper at 39 feet, 6 inches.

Jared Arias

Volleyball

Otay Ranch

A 6-foot-3 middle blocker, Arias helped the Mustangs win the 52-team Las Vegas Easter Invitational. Arias, a junior, led the team in blocks and had 38 kills. The Mustangs improved to 21-1 and jumped to No. 8 in the ESPN Powerade Fab 50.

Maddy Goss

Gymnastics

La Costa Canyon

The senior captured two gold medals at the Mt. Carmel 2-Event Invitational, scoring a personal-best 9.55 to win the optional floor exercise and 9.5 to tie for first in the optional beam. Against Fallbrook, Goss also won the optional floor for the Mavericks (4-0).

Jonny Molnar

Baseball

Westview

The senior hurled 5 2/3 innings of no-hit ball in an 8-0 Lions win over Coronado, finishing his maximum 10 innings for the week allowing zero runs on two hits. Teammate Evan Englehardt completed the no-hitter against the Islanders. Molnar is 9-1 this season.

Hailey Drew

Softball

Fallbrook

The sophomore shortstop is hitting .417 (25-for-60), helping the Warriors to recent wins over Carlsbad, Poway, Grossmont and La Costa Canyon. During the Spring Jamboree in Las Vegas, Drew was 9-for-18 with 10 runs scored, five RBI and seven stolen bases.

High school Athletes of the Week are recognized through a partnership between U-T San Diego and the San Diego Hall of Champions.